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JOHN "Lord Burghley or The Travelling Earl" CECIL , 5th Earl of Exeter 1648–1700 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1648

Birth Location: Kelton, Rutland, England

Death Date: 29 Aug 1700

Death Location: Issy, Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Father: John Burghley

Mother: Frances Lady

Spouse(s): Anne Exeter

Children(s): Francis Exeter, Christian Hon, Charles Cecil, John Exeter, Anne Lady, Elizabeth Orrery, Hon. Cecil

In 1648, JOHN "Lord Burghley or The Travelling Earl" CECIL , 5th Earl of Exeter entered the world in Kelton, Rutland, England, born to John Cecil 4Th Earl Of Exeter 5Th Baron Of Burghley And Frances Manners Lady. JOHN "Lord Burghley or The Travelling Earl" CECIL , 5th Earl of Exeter married Anne Cavendish Lady Countess Of Exeter, and had children including Anne Cecil Lady, Charles Cecil, Christian Cecil Hon, Elizabeth Cecil Boyle Countess Of Orrery, Francis Cecil Of Exeter, Hon Edward Cecil, John Lord Burghley Cecil 6Th Earl Of Exeter. JOHN "Lord Burghley or The Travelling Earl" CECIL , 5th Earl of Exeter passed away in 1700 in Issy, Paris, Ile-de-France, France.

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  • In 1648, JOHN "Lord Burghley or The Travelling Earl" CECIL , 5th Earl of Exeter entered the world in Kelton, Rutland, England, born to John Cecil 4Th Earl Of Exeter 5Th Baron Of Burghley And Frances Manners Lady.
  • JOHN "Lord Burghley or The Travelling Earl" CECIL , 5th Earl of Exeter married Anne Cavendish Lady Countess Of Exeter, and had children including Anne Cecil Lady, Charles Cecil, Christian Cecil Hon, Elizabeth Cecil Boyle Countess Of Orrery, Francis Cecil Of Exeter, Hon Edward Cecil, John Lord Burghley Cecil 6Th Earl Of Exeter.
  • JOHN "Lord Burghley or The Travelling Earl" CECIL , 5th Earl of Exeter passed away in 1700 in Issy, Paris, Ile-de-France, France.

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JOHN Exeter's Ancestors

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JOHN Exeter
1648–1700
Birth Place: Kelton, Rutland, England
Parents
John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter, 5th Baron of Burghley
1628–1677
Wakerley, Northamptonshire, England
Frances (Manners) Lady
1636–1660
Burghley House, Rutland, England
Grandparents
David (Cecil, 3rd Earl of Exeter, 4th Baron of) Burghley
1600–1643
Wakerley, Northamptonshire, , England
Elizabeth Egerton
1604–1687
Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, England
John (Manners Sir 8th Earl of) Rutland
1604–1679
Haddon Hall, Derbyshire, England
Frances (Montagu) Lady
1613–1671
Broughton, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Brackley
1579–1649
Frances Stanley
1583–1635
George Rutland
1572–1623
Grace Pierrepont
1575–1650
2nd-Great-Grandparents

JOHN Exeter's Descendants

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JOHN ("Lord Burghley or The Travelling Earl" CECIL , 5th Earl of) Exeter (1648–29 Aug 1700) m. Anne (Cavendish Lady, Countess of) Exeter (1645–18 June 1703)
  1. 1. Francis (Cecil of) Exeter 1678– m. Elizabeth Tully 1678–
    1. 1. Francis Exeter 1708–1782 m. Sarah Smither 1720–1782
      1. 1. Francis Exeter 1741–1816 m. Sarah Jeffery 1744–1797
        1. 1. William Exeter 1784–1862 m. Jane Eves 1782–1860
        2. 2. Elizabeth Exeter 1769–
        3. 3. Sarah Exeter 1772–
        4. 4. Hester (Hetty) Exeter 1774–1779
        5. 5. Francis Exeter 1780–1857 m. Jane Eves 1782–1860 m. Jane (Richards) Eves 1782–1860
        6. 6. Matty Exeter 1767–
        7. 7. Frances EXETER 1777–
        8. 8. William Exeter 1785–1862 m. MARY (MERCY SARAH) EAST 1790–1856
      2. 2. John EXETER 1739–1741
      3. 3. Sarah Exeter 1757–
    2. 2. Eliz Exeter 1708–1782
  2. 2. Christian (Cecil) Hon 1682–
  3. 3. Charles Cecil 1682–1725
  4. 4. John ("Lord Burghley" Cecil, 6th Earl of) Exeter 1674–1721
  5. 5. Anne (Cecil) Lady 1684–
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Cecil (Boyle) Countess of) Orrery 1687–1708
  7. 7. Hon. (Edward) Cecil 1680–1706

JOHN Exeter's Timeline

2 Records

1648
1648
Birth of JOHN "Lord Burghley or The Travelling Earl" CECIL , 5th Earl of Exeter in Kelton, Rutland, England
Kelton, Rutland, England
1700
29 Aug 1700
Age 52
Death of JOHN "Lord Burghley or The Travelling Earl" CECIL , 5th Earl of Exeter in Issy, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Issy, Paris, Ile-de-France, France

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1648
    Event Place: Kelton, Rutland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1700
    Event Place: Issy, Paris, Ile-de-France, France

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